Succubus' Life in Another World

Chapter 97: Winter Plans

Hmm, like this? No, this? Arghh! Its too complicated!! Hey, teacher. What are you doing? Practicing, just like you.

Ever since then, Ive continued practicing while I oversee Adans training. This magic shell is an awfully delicate technique. Use too much magic power and it wont be any different from the usual defensive use of magic. Use too little and itll break and unravel itself, making it useless. Controlling magic power to only an adequate amount is necessary.

Honestly, the complicated part is maintaining this adequate amount. In any regular magic, having roughly more or less than necessary isnt a problem, but this magic shell is first and foremost used to save magic power, so not doing that would defeat its purpose. Now for why Im having such a hard time with this, its all because I have a lot of magic power to begin with.

The usual magic casting process is to first temporarily accumulate the needed magic power from inside the body, give it meaning, and then activate it. However, since the magic shell isnt magic, it skips the accumulation part. To put it simply, instead of using a bucket to scoop up water from the fountain that is my magic power, this time its more like Im tilting the whole fountain to directly spill out the water I need.

Not spilling enough is still fine, but spilling too much is the problem here. If I was in Succubus form, I might be able to do it better, but thats because Im practically leaking out magic power in that state, so its easier to coat myself in magic power. If I can master this technique, I might be able to fight for much longer in that form.

Youre already good enough if you ask me. Are you really going away this spring? Wh~at? Were you always like this, Adan? Dont joke around!

Urania and I will go to the academy this spring. Rather, since the academy is already halfway through their curriculum, we will be required to retake the first year anyway, even if we enroll right now.1 With this being the case, its been decided that we will be under the care of the Iglesio household throughout the winter and will enroll together with the other students this spring enrollment season.

Incidentally, winter is whats considered as the social gathering season. Plenty of nobles will stay at the royal capital during this. Adans father Ces isnt any exception, and its already decided that hell be leaving for the capital.

Though with that said, the people in this country have their debut at 18 years old. While 15 is the age of adulthood and people can marry at that age, thats only with the common folk.2 Daughters of nobility are to study etiquette and so on until they reach the age of 18 and will thereafter debut as a full-fledged lady. This happens just after the academys graduation season, so the students graduating this winter would have their debut in high society as a mage or sorcerer of their faction.

So, well, Urania and I, and the much younger Adan, will be left to watch the house since were still 15 years old. Us coming along and staying at their villa at the capital was considered at first, but we eventually concluded that training on our magic here in the mansion, with its wider training space, would be much more worthwhile instead.

What about you, Adan? Are you sure you dont want to go with Ces during winter? Even if I go, we still wont have any time to spend together. Compared to that, staying here is still better.

While it is the social gathering season, its not like Ces wont have any work to do anymore. Rather, since lords eyeing on other territories are gathering in the capital, those who are scheming increase in numbers as this is a perfect opportunity to strike. Ces himself, as the head of the Iglesio household, has many events he cant afford to miss, so hes busy in this period.

Naturally, Ces basically only rests when hes home, or rather, I guess the fact that he still goes home is already good enough. So since Adan has seen Ces situation from an early age, she behaves in the winter to not cause Ces any trouble. Though as a result, she ended up growing selfish because of this, so you cant really win every battle.

But you know, I wont be lonely this year, cause you two are here, teacher. Adan Alright! Then how about a mock battle to warm things up! Eh? No? Id rather not do that and all3

While this might be Adans case, were packed on things to do throughout this winter. We must master at least the bare minimum of etiquette and learn several subjects other than magic to some extent. And then the clothes. The clothes Urania and I have are for commoners. These wont even reach the minimum requirements for an academy where nobles come to learn.4

While I hear that there is an academy uniform, its still necessary to prepare individual clothes for training and field lessons. Naturally, clothes will be also necessary for holidays and after-class activities, and for the tea parties the pre-debut students would hold.

There are many more things we need to prepare other than that, and currently, the Iglesio household is paying for our expenses. We could earn enough money just by doing our work as adventurers, but we barely have any free time to do so. I presented various magical tools to somehow pay for our expenses, but old man Kent stopped me from trying to sell them.

According to him, Its too efficient with magic power and too powerful compared to the existing competition. Moreover, its high in utility. Are you planning on getting abducted? or so he said. I never intended to make something that powerful, but he said that if these ever get circulated in the market, magical tool manufacturers all over the place are going to go bankrupt.5

With that said, we have no choice but to pay this debt after our graduation. Itd be nice if I can find a way to get money before that somehow.

1. Lyly: Yeah, better not go in that case Fire: Agreed
2. Lyly: Living fast cuz we need more hands for working
3. Lyly: Lol. Umm, how about no?
4. Silva: So uh remind me again, what does Urania ranking up in the Adventurers Guild has anything to do with enrolling into the magic academy again? Its not like she can use magic just cuz she ranked up Lyly: I think Urania just took the rank up test since theyre already there. How they enroll Urania, it still doesnt say, lol. Also, she can at least use spells now (with assistance from the grimoire), so thats another thing
5. Lyly: Kek, its gonna be a monopoly then